When you were first learning how to ride a bike as a kid, the bike you were learning on probably didn't have any special bells or whistles on it, aside from perhaps a literal bell on the handlebars.

All that time and experience have taught me many things about cycling gear and myself, what works and what matters. I’m going ...

View post: I Left Tahoe for My Old Home Mountain in Pennsylvania, It Was Lovely Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love riding my bike on purpose-built trails in bike parks or at popular trail networks.

“Just get a bike,” they say. “Just one big purchase and you’re good to go.” Unfortunately, mountain bike gear, tools, and components are notoriously expensive. But not everything you use while riding ...

Automatic gears can be an advantage for eMTBers on technical climbs with difficult terrain, such as roots and rock steps. In ...